GRE Word List
SINECURE
an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
The meaning of the word sinecure is an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |